Fun Back to School Activities for Homeschool

It’s officially back to school season at Miacademy! Whether you homeschool or catch the bus each morning, our fun back-to-school activities can help your student start their new school year on a positive note!

In our newest Seasonal Content release, we’ll dive in by reflecting on last year, exploring healthy habits, and providing resources for overcoming challenges. Plus, your student can create their own goals and write a letter to their future self to open at the end of the year! 

Let’s make this school year the best one yet! Join us and start your school year right with our free seasonal activities!

K-5 Back to School Activities

Back to school is an exciting time of year for everyone, especially elementary school students! At the beginning of the school year, planning and reflective activities can help kids organize their goals and calm any first-day nerves. Practicing these skills early also helps children recognize their feelings around learning and can help them know when it’s time to take a break.

Here’s a sneak peek at what we have to offer our K-5 students this fall!

1. Back-to-School Mood Meter: Help your child analyze their feelings about the upcoming school year with our mood meter! Students can draw or write what they are most excited about and most nervous about, and they can work through any nervousness through this fun journaling exercise.
2. Good Habit Tracker: Our Good Habit Tracker can set your child up for success! Have your child create a goal to form a new habit, and use our Habit Tracker to help them achieve it!
3. Brain Break Boost Board: When you’re learning a lot, it’s healthy to take a break every now and then! Check out our fun brain breaks to help your learner relax after their lesson.
4. Time Capsule: Create a time capsule including a letter for your future self to open at the end of the school year! See how far you’ve grown and how much you’ve achieved with this treasure chest to the future!

5. Dream Learning Space: Design your dream learning space with our guided  journal activity. If your classroom could be anywhere and have anything, what would you pick?
6. Back to School Around the World: Learn about school in different countries, and try a new practice to add interest to your school day. From daily tidying to a two-block schedule or a day just to play sports, get inspired about all the possibilities of your homeschool routine today!

Middle School Back-to-School Activities

For older students, back to school is a time to be optimistic! New classes, new friends, and new experiences are all yet to be had. These back-to-school activities help middle schoolers practice independence as they plan and organize their school year. 

By reflecting on past successes and challenges, students can plan for improvement and can track their progress as they become the best learners they can be.

Here’s a sneak peek at what we have to offer our middle school students this fall!

1. Reflect and Grow: In this exercise, students reflect on what education means to them, and can then use those ideas to guide them through the new school year.
2. One Word Goal: This activity encourages students to summarize their goal in one word with additional activities to set the tone for the new year!
3. Structure for Success: Students will design a personal schedule around their personal needs and wants to set them up for success.
4. Personal Learning Hub: In this activity, students will design a personal learning hub based on their needs and preferences, and then brainstorm how to bring it to life.
5. Brain Break Boost:  When you’re learning a lot, it’s healthy to take a break every now and then! These fun brain breaks will help your learner relax and refresh between lessons.
6. My Present to My Future: Students will create an “All About Me” time capsule to open at the end of the school year, to see how much they’ve grown! 

High School Back-to-School Activities

For high school students, each new school year brings them closer to graduation! For busy high schoolers, being proactive about planning and reflecting can help them prioritize and accomplish their goals. Whether it’s getting a driver’s license, landing a first job, or getting into their dream college, high school students can put their plans in action as they prepare for the next big steps! 

Here’s what we have for our high school students this semester: 

1. Reflect and Grow: By reflecting on powerful quotes, students can explore their personal meaning of education, as well as how it shapes their goals and aspirations.
2. Vision Board: This activity helps students clarify their personal and academic targets, explore potential career paths, and identify the skills and values that matter most to them. 
3. Structure for Success: In this activity, students will create a schedule to balance schoolwork, personal time, and self-care. By organizing their day thoughtfully, your student can ensure they have time for everything that matters!
4. Personal Learning Hub: In this activity, students will evaluate their needs and preferences, then design an ideal personal learning hub and plan to create it.
5. Brain Break Boost: When you’re learning a lot, it’s healthy to take a break every now and then! These fun brain breaks will help your student relax and refresh between lessons.
6. My Present to My Future: Students will create an “All About Me” time capsule to open at the end of the school year, to see how much they’ve grown! 

Before you start school this season, give your child the chance to plan and reflect to start their school year right! With these fun and thought-provoking activities, students can identify what education means to them, set goals, and create healthy habits to be successful in the new school year. 

We are so excited to kick off the 2024-2025 school year at Miacademy, and wish you a year filled with joy, laughter and learning on your educational journey. And as always, we’re here to support you! If you have any questions about homeschooling or how Miacademy can contribute to your student’s success, please feel free to chat with our friendly customer service representatives! They’ll be happy to help you with anything you need. Happy learning!